straitened
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ If someone is living in straitened circumstances, they do not have as much money as they used to, and are finding it very hard to buy or pay for everything that they need. 经济拮据的[正式] [usu ADJ n]
His father died when he was ten, leaving the family in straitened circumstances. 他十岁时父亲去世了，家里生活变得很拮据。
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straitened /ˈstreɪtənd/
剑桥词典
- A straitened situation is difficult because there is much less money available to you than there was in the past.
拮据的，窘迫的；经济状况恶化的
A lot of people are finding themselves in very straitened circumstances because of the recession . 因为经济萧条，很多人生活拮据。 返回 straitened